Mammalian Brain Development

1. Sexual Differentiation of the Brain: Genetic, Hormonal and Trophic Factors
Hugo F. Carrer, María J. Cambiasso

2. Life at the Interface Between a Dynamic Environment and a Fixed Genome: Epigenetic Programming of Stress Responses by Maternal Behavior
Ian C. G. Weaver

3. Effects of Early Life Seizures and Anti-epileptic Drug Treatment on Human Brain Development in Human Models
Eric D. Marsh, Amy R. Brooks-Kayal

4. Prenatal Development of the Human Blood-Brain Barrier
Luca Cucullo

5. Seizure Propensity and Brain Development: A Lesson from Animal Models
Jana Velíšková, Annamaria Vezzani, Astrid Nehlig

6. Seizures and Antiepileptic Drugs: Does Exposure Alter Normal Brain Development in Animal Models?
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Libor Velíšek, Solomon L. Moshé

7. Overview of Neural Mechanisms in Developmental Disorders
Ayush Batra, Erin Carlton, Kathleen Franco

8. Drug Permeation Across the Fetal Maternal Barrier
Chaitali Ghosh, Nicola Marchi

9. In Vivo Imaging of Brain Development: Technologies, Models, Applications, and Impact on Understanding the Etiology of Mental Retardation
Vicko Gluncic

10. Congenital, Non-inheritable Chromosomal Abnormalities Responsible for Neurological Disorders
Riccardo Bianchi, Patrizia D’Adamo

Keywords: Biomedicine, Neurosciences, Human Genetics, Neurology, Neurobiology